It’s half term in Cardiff from Monday 20-Friday 24 February and as always there are plenty of activities and events for families in and around Cardiff…. including plenty of options that are free or low cost. I have rounded up everything I can find below, including arts and crafts, historical...
Paid collaboration with Dydd Miwsig Cymru / Welsh Language Music Day – It’s Dydd Miwsig Cymru, Welsh Language Music Day, this Friday – a chance to celebrate and enjoy music made in Welsh, as well as supporting the vibrant Welsh language music industry and promoting the Welsh language. Friday 10...
Advertorial/Paid partnership with National Museum Cardiff Have you ever wondered how they make realistic-looking wounds on Casualty? Or what it’s like to present the weather in front of a green screen? Or maybe how the costumes from your favourite TV shows are made? On Saturday 11 February, you’ll get the chance...
Thank you to Wales Millennium Centre for providing us with press tickets to Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty for the purpose of this review – Forget the Sleeping Beauty familiar from the Disney animation. And – even though Matthew Bourne sets his Sleeping Beauty to Tchaikovsky’s classic ballet score – forget...
It’s a bumper month for family-friendly theatre productions and other live performances, with everything from big musicals, ballets, adaptations of much-loved books, TV favourites and even Disney on Ice coming to South Wales in the coming weeks. Many of these take place in half term, many are selling out fast....
Paid collaboration with Dŵr Cymru/Welsh Water As the last few days have shown us, cold weather snaps can come on suddenly and temperatures can plummet to freezing overnight. This is why we are working with Welsh Water on their Get Winter Ready campaign, highlighting the problems cold weather can cause...
We received complimentary press tickets to Bugsy Malone for the purpose of this review Like many of you I’m sure, Bugsy Malone was a childhood staple for me, a film I’ve seen time and again with a soundtrack I know inside out. Starring Scott Baio and Jodie Foster, Alan Parker...
With most schools in Cardiff off for the first week of January, and much of the Christmas excitement gone, I know a lot of parents are wondering how on earth to entertain their children over the next few days. I’ve rounded up all the events I can find in and...
Paid collaboration with FOR Cardiff If you’re in Cardiff city centre between now and 11 February, then do pop by The Light of Winter. You can find the new and original light installation, inspired by ancient Welsh tradition, at St John’s Garden, near Cardiff Market. It offers a chance to...
We received complimentary press tickets for the purpose of this review We headed to the seaside town of Porthcawl yesterday for the press performance of Jack and the Beanstalk – and what a fantastic, fun and family-friendly show it is; the perfect festive treat. Read on for our full review...
We were provided with complimentary press tickets for the purpose of this review Peter Pan on Ice has skated into the International Conference Centre Wales at the Celtic Manor Resort for the Christmas season, and wow, what a magically enchanting performance it is. It’s performed by Imperial Ice Stars, the...